Economic Forecast: For higher education, solutions to pandemic challenges could become opportunities

Organization: State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota has campuses in Bradenton, Venice and Lakewood Ranch. In fall 2020, SCF had 9,598 students enrolled.

For institutions of higher learning, the pandemic has posed several problems — and necessitated quick solutions. President Carol Probstfeld says she’s proud of what SCF has done in 2020 to find creative solutions to challenges and ways to continue to support students. “When we had to go virtual, we did it in three days,” she says.